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Pro-Kurdish party co-chair urges end to crackdown on opposition municipalities

The co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has called for an immediate halt to the government’s ongoing crackdown on...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of dozens detained over alleged Gülen links

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 117 individuals who were held in pretrial detention in...

UN warns 88 percent of Turkey at high risk of desertification amid growing water crisis

A staggering 88 percent of Turkey’s land is at high risk of desertification, putting the country on a trajectory toward severe water scarcity by...

Turkish police detain 25 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 25 people in coordinated raids across eight provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center...

Jailed İstanbul mayor to face new trial on September 11

İstanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the top opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will face a new trial starting September 11 on a...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally signals support for opposition’s call for live broadcast of İmamoğlu trial

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal by the main opposition...

Int’l press freedom groups condemn Turkey over arrests at satirical magazine LeMan

A coalition of European press freedom organizations on Monday condemned Turkey’s arrest of four journalists from the LeMan satirical magazine, calling it a serious...

YouTube blocks trailers of film telling stories of asylum seekers fleeing Turkey after gov’t complaint

YouTube has blocked all three promotional trailers in Turkey for “Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to...

No live broadcast of PKK ceremony to lay down arms, event closed to press

An upcoming ceremony marking the symbolic start of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) transition away from armed conflict will not be broadcast live...

ECtHR again rules that Turkey violated rights of jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey had violated multiple provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by...

CHP leader vows action over bribery allegations in southern municipality

Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, has condemned alleged corruption within the Republican People’s Party (CHP)–run Manavgat Municipality in southern Turkey, vowing accountability if...

Greek-operated ship en route to Turkey attacked off Yemen, Houthis claim responsibility: report

A Greek-operated bulk carrier sailing from China to Turkey was attacked off the coast of Yemen and abandoned by its crew, Reuters reported, as...

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